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Segment switch complete - Leonardo Venture listed in Prime Standard on the Frankfurt Securities Exchange

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From today on, the shares of Leonardo Venture
GmbH & Co. KGaA are listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt 
Securities Exchange. Having been one of the first enterprises to 
decide on a listing in the Entry Standard in October 2005, the 
Company now, however, counts amongst those pioneers that have opted 
to switch segments into the Prime Standard. The early-stage financier
last week successfully completed a capital increase. "The switch to 
the Prime Standard is for us a clear affirmation of our growth 
strategy and an investment in the future," explains Managing Director
Prof. Udo Wupperfeld.
Prime Standard companies are subject to strict - internationally 
normal - transparency requirements, which go far beyond the scope 
that previously applied to Leonardo Venture. The Prime Standard is 
tailored to the needs of companies seeking to position themselves, 
especially vis-à-vis international investors, through a high level of
transparency. With its switch to the Prime Standard, therefore, 
Leonardo Venture will be able to broaden its shareholder base 
significantly.
The low level of attention paid to the Entry Standard, and the 
limited opportunities as a result to communicate with investors, 
analysts and journalists, led Leonardo Venture to switch to the Prime
Standard. Managing Director Prof. Hans-Georg Köglmayr has great 
expectations for future development: "We will be able to exploit the 
greater attention now paid to us. Our primary goal will be to reduce 
the existing valuation discount between the book value of our 
participations and the market capitalization of Leonardo Venture 
within the context of an active and open communication policy."
About Leonardo Venture GmbH & Co. KGaA
Leonardo Venture is a venture capital company focusing on enterprises
in the area of healthcare and quality of life in Germany and abroad. 
Leonardo Venture invests its own funds directly in companies as an 
early-stage financier. Leonardo Venture possesses many years of 
expertise in development of its portfolio companies. The company is 
in constant contact with the portfolio businesses and helps them 
develop sustainably. In the past, the company has demonstrated that 
it is able to actively manage risks and sustainably develop its 
portfolio companies and thus contribute to an increase in their 
value. Besides realising a workable financing platform, the knowledge
transfer, the strategic focus of the company and the contacts it 
opens up create the basis for revenue and income growth. Together 
with its competence network, Leonardo Venture guarantees effective 
venture management and rapid realisation of ambitious entrepreneurial
goals. Shares of Leonardo Venture GmbH & Co. KGaA are listed in the 
Prime Standard of the Frankfurt securities market under the 
identification code L3V and ISIN DE0005878763
Disclaimer
This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation 
to make an offer to purchase shares or other securities. The offer in
Germany will be made exclusively by means of and on the basis of the 
published prospectus. The prospectus is published on the Leonardo 
Venture GmbH & Co. KGaA website. Printed copies are available in 
Germany from the Company and quirin bank AG free of charge.
This announcement is neither an offer to purchase securities nor a 
solicitation to make an offer to purchase shares or other securities 
in the United States. Shares in Leonardo Venture GmbH & Co. KGaA (the
"Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or 
for the account of, any US person (as such term is defined in 
Regulation S of the US Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the 
`Securities Act´)) absent registration or an exemption from 
registration under the Securities Act. The Shares have not and will 
not be registered under the Securities Act.
end of announcement                               euro adhoc 29.10.2007 14:37:56

Further inquiry note:

Peter Alex
Tel: ++49 (0) 621-833 7 555
Alex@LeonardoVenture.de

Branche: Financial & Business Services
ISIN: DE0005878763
WKN: 587876
Börsen: Börse Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Börse Berlin / free trade

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